July 17, 2019

FDA

E. coli Linked to Ground Bison from Northfork Bison Distributions, July 2019

Recalls

Date	Brand	Product Description	Reason/Problem	Company
07/16/2019	Bucee’s, Fresh Thyme, Harris Teeter, other	hummus products	Due to potential Listeria monocytogenes	Pita Pal Foods, LP
07/16/2019	Shirakiku	Fish cake products	Undeclared allergens, (Milk, Egg and Crustacean shellfish)	Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc.
07/15/2019	Due to Potential Contamination of Listeria monocytogenes	Fresh vegetable products	Due to Potential Contamination of Listeria monocytogenes	Growers Express

Warning Letters

Posted Date	Letter Issue Date	Company Name	Issuing Office	Subject
07/16/2019	05/07/2019	TSUKIJI MOTOHIKO CO., LTD.	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition	Seafood HACCP/CGMP for Foods/Adulterated/Insanitary Conditions
07/16/2019	06/27/2019	Chukar Cherry Company Inc.	Division of Human and Animal Food Operations West VI	CGMP Regulation for Foods/Adulterated
07/16/2019	07/09/2019	Ceba-Tek, Inc.	Office of Human and Animal Food Operations Division IV East	CGMP/Dietary Supplement/Adulterated/Misbranded

FSIS

Notices

Number	Title	Date Issued	Expiration Date
22-19	Verification of Establishment Processes for Collecting Livestock Blood for Human Food	Jul 16, 2019	Aug 01, 2020

AMS

USDA Removes Eight Fruit and Vegetable Standards from the Code of Federal Regulations

@FrankYiannasFDA

• · Looking forward to giving a regulatory update next week with Dr Mindy Brashears (@mbrashears) from USDA. A New Era of Smarter Food Safety is dawning. Attend this session to learn more. #smarterfoodsafety
• · OUTBREAK ALERT: E. coli linked to Ground Bison from Northfork Bison Distributions.
• · #FDA and @CDCgov analyzed traceback and epi information to determine that ground bison supplied by Northfork Bison Distributions Inc. is the likely cause of the illnesses. Northfork Bison Distributions Inc. is voluntarily recalling its ground bison, produced between 2/22–4/30/19.

@FDAfood

• · #RECALL E. coli O121 & E. coli O103 illnesses linked to ground #bisonsupplied by Northfork Bison Distributions Inc. of Saint-Leonard, Québec, Canada, voluntarily recalling its ground bison, Bison Ground, Bison Burgers & Buffalo Burgers. https://go.usa.gov/xymwy
• · Bison was produced Feb 22, 2019 - Apr 30, 2019 w/expiration dates thru Oct 8, 2020. Consumers are advised to NOT eat & return recalled bison to place of purchase for a refund. Investigation is ongoing & updates will be provided from #FDA, @CDCgov, @CFA_Food, & partners
• · A5: The updated Nutrition Facts Label on packaged food & beverages must include "Added Sugar" in grams & as % of RDA. This can help consumers make informed food choices. https://go.usa.gov/xmeTE #SaludTueshttps://twitter.com/SaludAmerica/status/1151182790693740551 …
• · DYK Ice cream must contain at least 10% milkfat by law? #NationalIceCreamDay Get the scoop on what ingredients makes ice cream, well, ice cream. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/381680137148057677/ …

July 18, 2019

FDA

Recalls

Date	Brand	Product Description	Reason/Problem	Company
07/17/2019	Northfork Bison Distributions Inc	Bison Burgers & Bison Ground	Has the potential to be contaminated with E. coli: O121 and O103	Northfork Bison Distributions Inc

USDA

USDA Awards $5.1 Million in Grants to Combat SNAP Recipient Fraud

FSIS

Recalls

Product Recalled	Date of Recall	Retail Distribution List
067-2019 Taylor Farms Illinois, Inc. Recalls Bacon Quiche Products due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens | En Español	Jun 09, 2019	Jul 16, 2019
066-2019 Tyson Foods, Inc. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Chicken Fritter Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination | En Español	Jun 07, 2019	Jul 17, 2019

Notices

Number	Title	Date Issued	Expiration Date
24-19	FSIS Residue Sampling of Domestic Egg Products	Jul 18, 2019	Aug 01, 2020

AMS

USDA Announces Results of Soybean Request for Referendum

NIH

Workshop on Metabolic Interactions between Folic Acid Excess and Vitamin B12 Deficiency

@SecretarySonny

• · Our young people deserve the best food – new funding for Farm to School grants gives our kids better access to food grown by the folks in their communities, strengthening their local economies. https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2019/07/16/usda-announces-record-breaking-funding-2019-farm-school-grants …

@DrAbernethyFDA

• · I am honored to be called by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry to testify next week (7/25) on “Hemp Production and the 2018 Farm Bill.” As FDA, we recognize how important the topics of hemp and cannabidiol (CBD) are to Americans. https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/newsroom/rep/press/release/roberts-stabenow-announce-hemp-production-hearing …

@FDAFood

• · [*retweet @APHL*] DYK? The Partnership for Food Protection Laboratory Science Workgroup released their consensus document of best practices for human and animal food labs. Here's a flyer on how labs can use this new manual to strengthen their quality management systems: https://buff.ly/2lzZNIg

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